This study of mysticism in Hebrew Gematria
is dedicated in the loving memory of Mr. Paul Sakash, may he
rest in peace.

In Parsha Bereishis Vayigash we read the story
of Yaakov's extreme reluctance to send his youngest son Binyomin
to Mitzriam.

Both Yosief and Binyomin were the sons of
Yaakov's beloved wife Rochel. These sons were trained to be Torah
scholars while the other sons were trained as shepherds. This
is not to suggest that the other sons did not learn Torah or
were not trained in the ways of Hashem but they clearly had spiritual
problems when compared to Yosief and Binyomin who were kept close
to their father's attention. Yaakov had chosen Yosief and Binyomin
to be his spiritual prodigy so to speak.

The Ten sons born to him from Leah, Bilhah
and Zilpah observed and ran the physical family business while
just two sons Yosief and Binyomin observed the spiritual family
business.

As a result Yaakov was extremely disconcerted
when faced with the prospect of allowing his only known {remaining}
son, Binyomin, to journey any distance from him. Yaakov stated,
"If you take this one away from me, and misfortune befall
him, you will bring my white head down to the grave in evil."
Genesis 44:29

What Yaakov was actually saying is at my age
I will not be in the mental / spiritual / physical condition
to train my other sons to take the place of Yosief and Binyomin.
In other words who will carefully, meticulously and articulately
carry on the observance of Torah as I have trained Yosief and
Binyomin too? Who will learn Torah in my memory? Who will OBSERVE
ALL 613 MITZVAHS? Who will be the Torah Scholar?

If something happened to Binyomin Yaakov felt
like all would be lost from the spiritual side of things. He
said, Bi Raw Aw Shi Oo Law, meaning {I will} go to the grave
in evil." The Gematria for Bi Raw Aw Shi Oo Law is 613 which
represents TOTAL OF TORAH MITZVAHS.

It is clear Yaakov considered himself dead
if he had no sons to observe the 613 Mitzvahs of Torah. Yaakov
considered himself dead if he has no sons to learn Torah in his
honor. He had so to speak gone to the grave in evil Bi Raw Aw
Shi Oo Law...

277 = 5 = Hey + 70 = Ayin + 200 = Reish +
2 = Bais

336 = 5 = Hey + 30 = Lamid + 1 = Aleph + 300
= Shin

277 + 336 = 613 The absence of Torah learning
and Mitzvahs = going to the grave in evil...

Wishing you the best,

Dr. Akiva G. Belk

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